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wslgenie.md

Enable systemd in WSL 2

This guide will enable systemd to run as normal under WSL 2. This will enable services like microk8s, docker and many more to just work during a WSL session. Note: this was tested on Windows 10 Build 2004, running Ubuntu 20.04 LTS in WSL 2.

  • To enable systemd under WSL we require a tool called systemd-genie

  • Copy the contents of install-sg.sh to a new file /tmp/install-sg.sh:

    cd /tmp
wget --content-disposition \
  "https://gist.github.com/djfdyuruiry/6720faa3f9fc59bfdf6284ee1f41f950/raw/952347f805045ba0e6ef7868b18f4a9a8dd2e47a/install-sg.sh"

  • Make it executable:

    chmod +x /tmp/install-sg.sh

  • Run the new script:

    /tmp/install-sg.sh && rm /tmp/install-sg.sh

  • Exit the WSL terminal and shutdown the WSL env:

    wsl --shutdown

  • To open a new WSL terminal with systemd enabled, run:

    wsl genie -s

  • Prove that it works:

    sudo systemctl status time-sync.target
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